6200B892 - ELIUP033 Reading I

Reading 1 Syllabus
(6200/ELIUP033 A)
Fall Quarter 2018
 
Instructor: Jason Surendranath
E-mail: j.surendranath@bellevuecollege.edu
Classroom: R110C
Class Times: 12:30-1:20 pm, Monday-Friday
Office Location: R230  
(Please make an appointment with me before office hours so that I can better serve you and manage other student appointments. Please send me an email to make an appointment. I am also happy to meet with you at other times of the day.)
Course Description & Learning Outcomes
This is a class in basic English reading. In this class, you will learn how to: 
Use skimming and scanning
Explain the meaning of a short reading
Find specific details and main ideas
Explain feelings about a reading
Make smart guesses based on given information
Make connections between sounds and letters
Spell words correctly
Use a dictionary to find words
Create and use a basic list of vocabulary words

 
Textbook and Course Materials  
 Lined notebook paper (8 ½” x 11”) for notes and homework assignments
One binder for handouts and notes
An electronic or paper bilingual dictionary (No cell phone dictionaries)
A Bellevue College computer account / e-mail address. You MUST use your BC e-mail account for all communication related to this course. You must also use your BC username and password to access our Canvas class Web site regularly.
Buy the textbooks and materials during the first few days of the quarter and bring your books to class each day. No instructor’s editions or used texts (with the answers in them) are allowed. You will lose points each day you don’t bring your textbook.
 
Classroom Expectations
Come to class every day on time, prepared, and ready to participate. Bring a pen, pencil, eraser, paper for taking notes, your textbook, and your dictionary to every class.
Do homework assignments outside of class and bring them to class on time. If you are absent, you need to give me the homework for the day you are absent. Also, do the homework when you are absent. Late homework is only accepted the day after it is due, and you lose 50% of the points on the assignment.
Do your own work. Plagiarism is using someone else’s words or ideas as your own on assignments. It is cheating and is not acceptable in American classes. There are different kinds of cheating: plagiarism, “borrowing” a classmate’s homework (partially or wholly), using an essay or a presentation from a previous quarter, using “cheat notes,” and copying answers from classmates’ papers during tests.
Examples of plagiarism are:
Copying from a Web page, book or article
Buying papers
Copying from another student
Using a friend’s paper from a previous quarter
If you plagiarize:
First time: your teacher will work with you so that you understand what not to do
Second time: Fail the assignment
Third time: Fail the class and be reported to the Associate Dean of Student Services. Possibly be asked to leave the school
This link provides a good, short summary of how to avoid plagiarism
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No cell phone during class (unless I give you permission to use your phone). If I see you using your phone in class, I will put it on my desk and you will get the phone back at the end of class. Also, you will lose all of your in-class work points for the day.
Take all quizzes, tests, and exams on the days scheduled. There will be no make-up quizzes, tests, or exams (except for extreme circumstances).
Please speak English during class.
Participate and ask questions! Speak as much as you can and listen to others thoughtfully.
Respect, encourage, and support your classmates. We want this classroom to be a safe and comfortable place. Never make fun of anyone for the way they speak English; we are all learning together and we will all make mistakes as we learn.
 
Attendance Policy
Students are required to attend class everyday. There are no “excused absences” in the ELI. Please do not bring a doctor’s note to excuse your absence since your teacher or the ELI cannot accept doctor’s notes.
15 absences = F and can be dismissed from the program at the end of the quarter
12 absences = F (not passing)
10 or 11 absences = no higher than a D (not passing)
3 late arrivals of five minutes or more = 1 absence
Missing 10 or more minutes of any hour of class = 1 absence (in a 2 hr. class = ½ absence)
 
 
 
Course Grade
In order to pass this class, your class grade must be 75% (C-) or higher. Your final grade in this class will be based on the following:
            1) Attendance, Daily Homework, & In-class Work       15%
            2) Vocabulary Quizzes                                                 20%
            3) Reading Tests                                                          40%
            4) Reading Log & Vocabulary Journal                          20%
                                                               
**Final Reading Exam: If you do not receive a passing grade (75% or more) on your final exam (or if you do not take the final exam), your class grade will be lowered one letter grade (Ex: B+ will change to C+). Early or late exams will not be given.**
 
Grading Scale:
A         96-100% (Excellent)
A-        93-95%
B+        90-92%                 
B          87-89% (Good)
B-        84-86%
C+        81-83%
C          78-80% (Satisfactory)
C-        75-77
D          0-74% (Repeat Class, Good Effort)
F          0-74% (Repeat Class, Unsatisfactory Effort)            
 
Homework Buddies
If you are absent, get the homework and turn it in on time. Please write down the names, phone numbers, and e-mail addresses of two of your classmates. If you are absent and need to find out about homework or other important information, please talk to them:
Name: ______________ Phone: _______________ Email: ________________
Name: ______________ Phone: _______________ Email: ________________
 
Help with Canvas
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Affirmation of Inclusion
Bellevue College is committed to maintaining an environment in which every member of the campus community feels welcome to participate in the life of the college, free from harassment and discrimination.
We value our different backgrounds at Bellevue College, and students, faculty, staff members, and administrators are to treat one another with dignity and respect.
 
Religious Holidays
Students who expect to miss classes, examinations, or any other assignments as a consequence of their religious observance should be provided with a reasonable alternative opportunity to complete such academic responsibilities. It is the obligation of students to provide faculty with reasonable notice of the dates of religious holidays on which they will be absent, preferably at the beginning of the term. Students who are absent on days of examinations or class assignments should be offered an opportunity to make up the work without penalty (if they have previously arranged to be absent), unless it can be demonstrated that a makeup opportunity would constitute an unreasonable burden on a member of the faculty. Should disagreement arise over what constitutes an unreasonable burden or any element of this policy, parties involved should consult the department chair, or Dean.
 
College Anti-Discrimination Statement
 Bellevue College does not discriminate on the basis of race or ethnicity; color; creed; national origin; sex; marital status; sexual orientation; age; religion; genetic information; the presence of any sensory, mental, or physical disability; gender identity or veteran status in educational programs and activities which it operates.
 
Confidentiality and Mandatory Reporting
As an instructor, one of my responsibilities is to help create a safe learning environment on our campus. It is my goal that you feel able to share information related to your life experiences in classroom discussions, in your written work, and in our one-on-one meetings. I will seek to keep information you share private to the greatest extent possible. However, I am required to share with the Title IX Coordinator any and all information regarding sexual assault and other forms of sexual misconduct (e.g. dating violence, domestic violence, stalking) that may have occurred on campus or that impacts someone on campus. Students may speak to someone confidentially by contacting the BC Counseling Center at (425) 564-2212. The Title IX Office can be contacted at 425-564-2441 and more information can be found at www.bellevuecollege.edu/titleix/
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For further information and contacts, please consult College Anti-Discrimination Statements
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Student Concerns
Should you have concerns about any part of the class, please come to me with them.  If for any reason you don’t feel comfortable coming to me, the usual next step would be to speak with the ELI Department Chair, Ivan Breen <ibreen@bellevuecollege.edu>.  You can also refer concerns to the Arts and Humanities Division Associate Dean, Tuan Dang <tuan.dang@bellevuecollege.edu> or the Assistant Dean, Scott Bessho <scott.bessho@bellevuecollege.edu>. An additional resource for concerns you find aren’t being addressed by faculty or administration is the Ombuds Office <http://www.bellevuecollege.edu/ombuds/>.
 
Student Code of Conduct and Academic Integrity
 Any act of academic dishonesty, including cheating, plagiarism (using the ideas or words of another as one’s own without crediting the source), and fabrication and inappropriate/disruptive classroom behavior are violations of the Student Code of Conduct at Bellevue College.  Examples of unacceptable behavior include, but are not limited to, talking out of turn, arriving late or leaving early without a valid reason, allowing cell phones/pagers to ring, and inappropriate behavior toward the instructor or classmates.  The instructor can refer any violation of the Student Code of Conduct to the Dean of Student Success for investigation.  Specific student rights, responsibilities, and appeal procedures are listed in the Student Code of Conduct at: Student Code
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Bellevue College E-mail and access to MyBC
All students registered for classes at Bellevue College are entitled to a network and e-mail account.  Your student network account can be used to access your student e-mail, log in to computers in labs and classrooms, connect to the BC wireless network and log in to MyBC. To create your account, go to: Create Email
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BC offers a wide variety of computer and learning labs to enhance learning and student success. Find current campus locations for all student labs by visiting the Technology Help Desk
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Disability Resource Center (DRC)
The Disability Resource Center serves students with disabilities.  A disability includes any physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities.  Common disabilities include physical, neurological (e.g. Autism, ADD), and mental health (e.g. depression, anxiety).  If you are a student who has a disability or if you think you may need accommodations in order to have equal access to programs, activities, and services, please contact the DRC.
If you require assistance in an emergency, please meet with your individual instructors to develop a safety plan for while in class and contact the DRC to develop a safety plan for while you are elsewhere on campus.
If you are a student with a documented autism spectrum disorder, there is an additional access program available to you.  Contact Autism Spectrum Navigators
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(ASN). Email and phone number is on the web page.  ASN is located in the Library Media Center in D125.
The DRC office is located in building B Room 132.  You can contact the DRC by stopping by B132, calling our desk at 425-564-2498, emailing drc@bellevuecollege.edu, and Deaf students can reach us by Skype (account name DRCatBC).  For more information about the services we offer, including our Initial Access Application, visit our website at www.bellevuecollege.edu/drc
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Accessibility
The online elements of this course are designed to be welcoming to, accessible to, and usable by everyone, including students who are English-language learners, have a variety of learning styles, have disabilities, or are new to online learning. Be sure to let me know immediately if you encounter a required element or resource in the course that is not accessible to you. Also, let me know of changes I can make to the course so that it is more welcoming to, accessible to, or usable by students who take this course in the future.
 
Public Safety and Emergencies
Public Safety is located in the D building (D171) and can be reached at 425-564-2400 (easy to remember because it’s the only office on campus open 24 hours a day—2400).  Among other things, Public Safety serves as our Parking Permits, Lost and Found, and Emergency Notification center.  Please ensure you are signed up to receive alerts through our campus alerting system by registering at RAVE Alert Registration
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If you work late and are uneasy about going to your car, Public Safety will escort you to your vehicle. To coordinate this, please phone ahead and let Public Safety know when and where you will need an escort.
Please familiarize yourself with the emergency postings by the door of every classroom and know where to go in the event of an evacuation.  Your instructor will be asked if anyone might still be in the building, so check in before you do anything else.  Emergency responders will search for anyone unaccounted for.
If a major emergency occurs, please follow these three rules:
1) Take directions from those in charge of the response  -We all need to be working together.
2) Do not get in your car and leave campus (unless directed to) - Doing so will clog streets and prevent emergency vehicles from entering the scene.  Instead, follow directions from those in charge.
3) In an emergency, call 911 first, then Public Safety.
Please do not hesitate to call Public Safety if you have safety questions or concerns at any time. You may also visit the Public Safety
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web page for answers to your questions.
 
Additional Information
All students should be aware of the many tutorial services provided by the Academic Success Center
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.  If you need free tutorial help, please visit them in D204.
If you feel threatened or see something that may indicate trouble, please report it right away at Report Concerns.
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  We all need to help keep our campus safe for everyone.